The pandemic has boosted audiences for Europe’s public service media, with Europeans turning to fact-based news, according to the broadcasters’ trade association and academic studies. Television, radio and digital channels…
EMA Finds Link Between Johnson & Johnson Vaccine and Blood Clots
Europe’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Tuesday it found a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and rare forms of blood clots, but that…
Greece Relaxes Some Traveler Restrictions, Despite Criticism from Health Officials
Greece has lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers from the United States and a number of other countries as it prepares to reopen tourism services next month. But with the COVID…
Germany’s CDU Party Chooses Laschet as Candidate to Succeed Merkel
Party leaders with Germany’s Christan Democratic Union (CDU) party voted late Monday to make North Rhine-Westphalia State Governor Armin Laschet their candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in elections…
Extinct for Millennia, Bison Back in Spain to Fight Climate Change
The hulking, horned bison has long been an iconic symbol for people from the United States to eastern Europe. They were worshipped as deities by the Native Americans and for the…
US Ambassador in Moscow Heads Home for Consultations
The U.S. ambassador in Moscow said Tuesday he will head home for consultations — a move that comes after the Kremlin prodded him to take a break as Washington and…
Ukraine Tensions Reignite Russian-Turkish Battle over Waterway
Russia is continuing to build up its naval presence in the Black Sea, and The Sunday Times newspaper, quoting British naval sources, said Britain is also deploying two warships to…
EU: Russian Troop Buildup Along Ukraine, Crimea Highest Ever
The European Union says roughly 150,000 Russian troops are massed along the border of Ukraine and in Crimea — calling it the highest such military deployment.EU foreign policy chief Josep…
Hunger-Striking Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Moved to Prison Hospital
Russian prison officials said Monday that hunger-striking, jailed opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been transferred to a prison hospital. “At the present time, Navalny’s health is assessed as satisfactory, and he…
‘Ultimate Betrayal’ – Premier League Fan Groups Unite to Condemn Super League
Fans of the Premier League clubs named as part of the breakaway Super League launched on Sunday have joined forces to condemn the move with Chelsea’s Supporters’ Trust describing it…
12 of Europe’s Top Football Clubs Form Breakaway League, Amid Criticism
Twelve of Europe’s top football clubs launched a breakaway Super League on Sunday, in what is certain to be a bitter battle for control of the game and its lucrative…
UN Experts Scathing About ‘Tone-Deaf’ UK Report on Racial Equality
U.N. human rights experts on Monday rejected a review commissioned by Britain’s government into race inequality as an attempt to “normalize white supremacy despite considerable research and evidence of institutional…
Israel, Greece Sign Record Defense Deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the two countries as their air forces launched…
Amid Criticism, 12 of Europe’s Top Football Clubs Form Breakaway League
Twelve of Europe’s top football clubs launched a breakaway Super League on Sunday, launching what is certain to be a bitter battle for control of the game and its lucrative…
In Pakistan, Clashes Between Police, Islamists Reportedly Leave 2 Dead
Clashes between a recently banned Islamist party and police in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, reportedly left at least two people dead and scores of others wounded Sunday.Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was…
Russian Opposition Calls for Protests as Navalny’s Health Worsens
Allies of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny announced nationwide protests for this Wednesday — after the opposition figure’s family and personal doctors released blood analysis results that suggested Navalny…
Germany Calls for Unity as it Mourns COVID Dead
Germany held a national memorial service on Sunday for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, with the president urging the country to put aside deep divisions over COVID restrictions…
Pope Calls on Russia, Ukraine to Seek Reconciliation
Pope Francis on Sunday voiced apprehension over a recent Russian troop buildup near the border with Ukraine and called for efforts to ease tensions in the 7-year conflict in eastern…